Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-01-08
LEONE LOCAL CHAT.

H AOSSPtAOu SAfCtl ny the 1ldules
Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A., at the
rooms OF the Association on King ST.,
New Years day and evening, was
well attended thro' the day and was
crowded during the evening. The
ladies receiving and entertaining were
genial, pleasant hostesses, and all the
visitors enjoyed themselves, the com.
pany and the occasion. THE first is
perhaps the most difficult to accom-.
plish. The lunch room was tempt.
ingly presided over by Mrs. Chris.
man, Mrs. Rohrbaugh, Mrs. Gerhardl
and Mrs. Deatrick, assisted by other
well-known ladies; and hearty trib.
ute to their culinary skill is found in
the fact that such we'll known epicures
as Perry Rohrbaugh and Webste,
Shaffer drifted lunchward pretty oft.
en-. In the evening there was music
singing, readings and Rotations. Rev
Il. ID. Roller gave short and pleasing
address. p. A. Rohrbaugh, ESQ.,,
read a New Years Poem in his usual
pleasant style. Miss Mai Faulkner
kindly consented to give recitation,
and done it so well that she submitted
to recall and favored the audience
with two of them, both of which were
extremely we'll rendered. Mr.. III. A.
Riddle delighted the people with sew.
eral amusing songs. OF social chin
music there was no end. / take my
share of the latter; ] talked more than
enough.
The rooms are pleasantly situated
and comfortably furnished, and are
open every day for the convenience OF
gentlemen who wish to visit them for
to read there, There is reading room
l understand, with the daily papers j
strangers and gentlemen from the
country as well as those in town, are
cordially invited to visit the rooms
where some one in charge will well
come and make them comfortable.
The Sunday services of the Associa-
ton will, / presume, be as usual here
tofore, at O'Clock in the evening I;
such announcements will in all likeli-
hood be made from the pulpits of the
various churches. The Association
gives concert next Thursday even
ing; the best musical talent will as
sist, and a pleasant time may be ex-
pected. 1t is to be hoped that all who
desire this cause to prosper, land who
does not?] will attend. There is a
formation of social strata in this town
called a "Club." It's members pay
the rent of the room, have billiards
and other amusements, and assess
themselves to keep the machinery in
motion. It's wonderful what self
qualification will accomplish it is also
wonderful how suddenly such energy
willis when it points in the direction
of piety. You all know that. l hav-
MT anything against the club-they
just happen to fit as an illustration. =
In town, and among a set of men
who display such enterprise, the Y.
M. G. A. ought to prosper, as / have
no doubt it will.
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The poor horses! The jingle of the
bells is never out of their ears nova
days and the livery Maud S. is never
fast enough for young America. If
there is anything in the world that
makes me mad enough to tear my
hair-or somebody elses, it is the con-
densed cussedness that prompts the
whipping of a tired-out horse. My
temper runs placid enough generally,
but / got SO angry the other day at
such an instance of horse-beating that
l just ached TO wear pair of boots for
five minutes.
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Xmas is over; 1887 has made its en-
tire; the curtain has been rung down
on the holiday light and tinsel the
cake has been eaten the wine drank,
and midWinter blows his zero breath
in our faces; yet THE HERALD takes
time by the forelock and advertises
in its market reports potatoes, new
40c. 40 cents a piece apples, 40 cts.
a bushel; spring chicken, &c. Boiling
Spring. But the most liberal of all
is an offer of blackberries at o.; buck
leberries 0. Looks like some of the
EDITORS delinquent savings bank stock
had commenced to come in. Think
I'll have to investigate and get my
share of the dividend. Very few of
those berries would be sufficient to
make a 6l0dted 6o9adh0lder.
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What would you do if it was Fri
day morning, and the devil was rap
ping at your door for copy" and
you hadn't any? Be thankful he had
MT come for anything more import
ant! / knew that's what you'd say
| got ahead of you this time. Well,
there he was, and I'd thought of lots
of things in the abstract, and hadn't
written any. My partner who does
the serious business for this. column
was out of town, and so,-"s UGH as
have give 1 unto you" Whenever
you feel like giving me any news that
the public would like, send it on; I'll
run it with interest.
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Yes; my partner who does the ser.
ious business, likewise the social, was
in the country. / believe he's writ
ing a sketch called "We'ns." The
title is about all he's got yet. If il
was me, I'd make the title suit the
story. Well, he was away; domestic
affairs were sadly astray; and at the
door the Dell to pay. How could
hope to sit down and think seriously,
even for your sakes. Here's about
what / did think: Good G-r-a-c-i-
o-u-s-! IF a man masters one trade
or profession with any sort of success,
he is serenely contented and nobody
expects more of him. The buster
woman is, the better,-cook, seam
stress, housekeeper, hostess. Do JUS
tice to these branches and find time to
learn and follow other branches at the
same time, and manage to give a
breathing space to companionship
and, as my partner, the society man,
says, "look sweetn'
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The Union meetings being held in
the various churches throughout the